The myth of the Canadian open market....

[may-be]

A letter to the Editor last week in our local newspaper from a local resident. This guy was saying his wife and him went as organic as they possibly could for over a year. They had themselves tested at a scientific institution in the US for the chemical glyphosate. He was very surprised when the numbers came back that he was 5 times the average European on the street. His level is 1.8 ppb, the average European is.3, and the average North American is 3.3

I think this chemical is great but reading stuff like this makes me wonder if we really are selling a premium product?

[Klause]

not to mention wheat of other classes mixed in at export terminals. by the time it gets on a ship, the quality is probably no better than fsu/Russian wheat

Yes. Or rye mixed in... Or oats.


We are quickly becoming the source of last resort. Especially in times of plenty.

[Klause]

Yes. Or rye mixed in... Or oats.


We are quickly becoming the source of last resort. Especially in times of plenty.

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[makar]

Yes. Or rye mixed in... Or oats. Or deer shit.

[Hopalong]

Can remember wheat board man telling us of board success in selling mixed spring and winter wheat into some of our export markets. Mixture made flour that met baker needs in importing country at lower cost than miller trying to make his own wheat mixture.
Problem arose when winter wheat growers thought board was under pricing winter wheat in favour of spring wheat growers. On our own farm we got less than expected final payment for winter wheat.
Memory of board is that it was even more secretive on export price information than what we have now.

[farming101]

I have an issue with these stories that complain about weak gluten wheat. No details. Where was it sourced? What grade? Did they buy the cheapest stuff someone would sell them? Did they ever think growing conditions were a factor? There have been some poor harvests the last 7 years or so somewhere or everywhere on the prairies.
It will be interesting to see the results from the split in HRSW and CNHR.

Maybe they should have got their wheat from the States?

[bucket]

Canada doesn't need more wheat classes....the system isn't set up for it....

[malleefarmer]

Wheat breeders go for yield yield yield not quality.

Not disease resistance same here in oz.

We cant even sell wheat to Indonesia our nearest neighbour "to expensive" but they buy a small amount to keep us happy and blend it with black sea wheat to get milling specs up.

way of the world nothing to with open market single desk etc, black sea is the big kahuna in the wheat market. And if they get there infrastructure and ports up to speed look out.

Not being a doomsdayer just stating fact.

India could well be similar some time soon.